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Work in the World : Geographical Practice and the Written Word.
Title:
Work in the World : Geographical Practice and the Written Word.
Author:
Curry, Michael R.
ISBN:
9780816686766
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (254 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. The Traditional Common Sense: The Universal Text in a Universal System -- 1. Formalizing Common Sense (I): The Text as Representation -- 2. Formalizing Common Sense (II): The Work in the System -- Part II. Beyond the Traditional Common Sense: The Author, the Work, and the World Beyond -- 3. Formulating the New Common Sense -- 4. Beyond the New Common Sense: Toward a Geography of the Work in the World -- Part III. The Work in the World -- 5. Authorship and the Construction of Authority -- 6. The Work in the World -- 7. Finding the Space in the Text and the Text in Space -- Conclusion: Learning from the Place of the Work in the World -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
Distinctive for the way it views theories in geography and science as fundamentally embedded in written works, The Work in the World argues eloquently that the philosophical questions raised by theories can only be addressed within the broader context of the work.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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